Appeals court gives Ivanka Trump the news she wanted to hear

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Appeals court gives Ivanka Trump the news she wanted to hear
The good news for the Trump family: A court dismissed the claims against Ivanka Trump in a big civil case. The bad news: There are still other defendants.

June 27, 2023, 4:06 PM EDT
By Steve Benen

When it comes to the Trump family and legal troubles, much of the focus of late has been on Donald Trump, his criminal indictments, and his ongoing criminal investigations. But the civil cases matter, too.

The former president is, for example, facing several lawsuits filed by police officers who were injured during the Jan. 6 attack; there are pending defamation cases against the Republican filed by writer E. Jean Carroll; and perhaps most notable of all is the sweeping civil case brought by the New York Attorney General’s Office, which affects Trump and three of his adult children.


Today, as NBC News reported, the list of defendants grew a little smaller.

A New York appeals court Tuesday dismissed claims against Ivanka Trump in the state attorney general’s $250 million lawsuit against the former president, his oldest children and his company. In a five-page ruling, a five-judge panel of the state Appellate Division found that New York Attorney General Letitia James’ claims against Ivanka Trump were “time-barred” and that she should be dismissed as a defendant in the case.

“The allegations against defendant Ivanka Trump do not support any claims that accrued after February 6, 2016. Thus, all claims against her should have been dismissed as untimely,” the ruling said.

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